Slip



Sept. 29, 1936. A. M. THOMAS 2,056,025

SLIP

Filed March 14, 1936 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 WITNESSES INVENTOR JZT-ihu'r J11, Thomas ATTO R N EYS vSept. 29, 1936. A. M. THOMAS SLIP Filed March 14, 1936 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 INVENTOR flrfiz ur J71. Thomas 3 ATTORNEYS WITNESSES Patented Sept. 29, 1936 UNITED STATES sur Arthur M. Thomas, Mendham, N. J., assignor to Thomas '& Marcus, Inc., New York, N. Y., a corporation of New York Application March 14,

3 Claims.

This invention relates to slips, and has for an object to provide an improved construction presenting a full skirt with a brassiere attached to the front with the parts so arranged as to expose almost the entire back from the waistline to the top of the body.

Another object of the invention is to provide a slip wherein the skirt extends to the waistline at the back and at the front above the waistline so that a brassiere may be connected therewith at the front and at the same time the rear may be left almost completely open.

An additional object, more specifically, is to provide a slip which willexpose almost fully the back from the waistline upwardly and also exposepart of the sides below the waistline.

A further and still more specific object of the invention is to provide a slip with a full back exposure at the top and with a double thickness of fabric between the crotch and the waistline with certain of the parts arranged to act as panties.

In the accompanying drawings:

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a slip disclosing an embodiment of the invention, the same being illustrated on a figure;

Fig. 2 is an enlarged rear view of the slip shown in Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 is a rear perspective view of the upper part of the figure and slip shown in Fig. 1;

Fig. 4 is a view similar to Fig. 2 but disclosing a modified construction;

Fig. 5 is a vertical sectional view through Fig. 4 approximately on the line 5-5;

Fig. 6 is a transverse sectional view through Fig. 5 approximately on the line 6-6;

Fig. 7 is a detail fragmentary sectional view through Fig. 4 on the line tion 3 connected to an elastic band 4 which has its extension 2.

1936, Serial No. 68,828

ends of the shoulder straps 8 and 9, which shoulder straps at the rear are connected to an elastic strap l0. Strap I0 has one end stitched or'otherwise rigidly secured at H to one edge of the center of the brassire, while the opposite end is disengageably connected by any suitable means, as for instance a hook and eye, to the opposite edge I2 of the brassiere. This arrangement causes the elastic strap l 0 to act on the breast pockets l3 and I4 to give them a circumferential tension, while the straps 8 and 9 act to support or uplift these pockets.

The lower edges of the respective pockets l 3 and I4 merge into the side edges l5 and I6 of the skirt I, and said side edges extend downwardly to from what may be termed hip notches or openings l1 and I8 which extend toward the hip line. By this construction and arrangement the garment, when viewed from the front as shown in Fig. 1, presents deep notches at the sides on the waistline but with the notches appearing to extend upwardly and downwardly from the waistline. However, the part above the waistline consists only of the brassiere with its supporting and retaining members so that the back is almost completely exposed from the waistline upwardly as shown in Fig. 3. In addition, part of the sides above the hips are exposed.

As shown in Figs. 4 to 8, the slip is of identical construction to that shown in Figs. 1 to 3 inclusive, except for certain modified parts, and consequently the same numbers will be used except for themodified features. The modified construction forms what may be termed panties I9. These panties are formed from front and rear panels 20 and 2| which are connected together and to the sides of skirt l by suitable lines of stitching 22 and 23 from the bottom of the notches l1 and ill to the points 24 and 25. The upper edge of the panel 2| is connected by stitches to the respective edges 26 and 21 to the top of the rear of the skirt and by suitable lines of stitching to the center part of the band 4. The front panel 20 is connected by suitable lines of stitching to the side edges 28 and 29 of the A-shaped extension 2 and connected to the top of this A-shaped extension by the lines of stitching 30 and 3|. From the construction just described it will be seen that the garment is of double thickness from a line drawn through points 24 and 25 to the top of the A-shaped Both the front and rear panels taper from the points 24 and 25 as indicated by the dotted lines 32 and 33 so as to provide leg openings 34 and 35 and a connecting crotch formation It. This crotch strap or formation may be provided with hooks and eyes or other disengageabie fastening means.

Preferably when the garment is donned the hooks and eyes for the crotch strap are engaged and the garment is then drawn upwardly over the feet and legs until the strap l reaches the waistline. The brassire I and the associated straps are then placed in correct position. The garment then will appear as shown in Figs. 1 and 2. Preferably the panels 20 and 2| are made from the same material as the skirt I, and consequently, if desired, the waste produced by cutting along lines 32 and 33 may be used for the respective panels 37 and 38 on the bottom of the skirt as shown in Figs. 4 and 5.

I claim:

1. A slip comprising a brassiere, a skirt having its rear extending from the bottom of the slip to the waistline and its front from the bottom of the slip to the lower edge of the brassiere, the portion of the skirt at the sides connecting the front and rear being notched downwardly in a substantially V-shaped formation from the waistline, and an elastic band extending across said notches having its center part connected to the center upper edge of said rear and its ends to the front forwardly of the sides of the slip.

2. A slip comprising a brassiere, a skirt at the rear extending upwardly to the waistline and at the front extending past the waistline to the brassiere, means for connecting the front to the brassire, the sides of the skirt being notched downwardly from the waistline towards the hip line, an elastic band having its center portion connected to the center portion of the upper edge of said rear and its ends to the front at the waistline, a substantially tubular panty having its upper end conforming in shape to the upper end of said skirt, and seams connecting the upper edges of said panty to the upper edges of said skirt, said panty at its lower part tapering to form a crotch strap, the tapering portions being open whereby leg openings are presented.

3. A slip including a skirt extending at the back to the waistline and at the front to a point above the waistline, said skirt being formed with circumferentially extending notches at the front, said notches straddling the waistline so that the front of the slip at the waistline will be of less width circumferentially than the front of a person wearing the slip, said skirt also being formed with a notch at each side with the bases of the notches positioned to extend circumferentially position.

AR'I'HUR M. THOMAS. 

